This final submission from Colville includes the following:

• Introduction
• Colville's interest
• The requirements of the SDMCLCA have not been met
  
  • Conservation issue not established (1st requirement of 13.5.2)
  • Not established that Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) is required for conservation (2nd requirement of 13.5.2)
  • The proposed TAH goes further than required (3rd requirement of 13.5.2)
• Conclusion - Colville recommendations
• Exhibit "A" - April 30, 2015 letter, Colville to ENR
• Technical summary of the key concerns, regarding the proposed management plan for the Bluenose-East caribou herd - Norman Barichello
  • We are concerned about the lack of co-management.
  • Deployment of radio-collars should be prohibited. 
  • Currently management actions are based almost entirely on a population census that is of questionable accuracy, and is undertaken at a time when caribou should be left alone.
  • The observed changes in the number of caribou in the Bluenose East population has prompted a “caribou conservation crisis”, despite wide-spread acknowledgement (likely consensus) that barren ground caribou cycle in numbers over a 30-50 year period.
  • There are many factors believed to be at play in the climate-caribou cycle to explain observed cyclic pattern, yet there is minimal effort to monitor these potential factors, or include them in analytical projections of herd trend.
  • The decline in caribou has coincided with northern development (diamonds, oil and gas, mineral exploration), yet meager effort is made to manage adverse impacts associated with
    development.
  • Harvest is singled out despite any compelling evidence that harvest caused the decline or will influence its recovery.
  • Significant impacts to the Dene way of life.
  • The determination of harvest is badly flawed.
  • ENR’s population projections are very simplistic and unrealistic.
  • ENR’s promotion of bull-only harvest is also far too simplistic and ignores what is likely a far
    more complex relationship between sex ratio and caribou productivity and survival.
  • Recommendations to the Sahtu Renewable Resources Board.

The written closing remarks by Colville Parties were presented by Joseph Kochon.

At its teleconference on July 21, the SRRB decided to exercise its discretion to accept a July 19 supplemental submission from the Colville Lake Renewable Resources Council as evidence for consideration in the BNE hearing. The submission is regarding an exemption for Arake Tue.

This final submission from the Fort Good Hope Renewable Resources Council (RRC) includes a letter with eight recommendations, and an appendix with notes on an April 28, 2016 workshop related to caribou conservation convened by the RRC.

These closing remarks were presented in Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nęk'ǝ Gokedǝ́ by hearing Chair Michael Neyelle. The interpretation of the Dene version is available in the hearing transcript posted on this public registry.

These opening remarks were presented in Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nęk'ǝ Gokedǝ́ by hearing Chair Michael Neyelle. The interpretation of the Dene version is available in the hearing transcript posted on this public registry.

In its final submission to the SRRB Bluenose East Ɂekwę́ Hearing, the Tulı́t'a Renewable Resources Council addresses the following themes:

• Feedback on the Délı̨nę Belarewı́le Gots'ę́ Ɂekwę́ caribou conservation plan.
• Ɂekwę́ monitoring approaches
• The Tulı́t'a RRC's wish to develop a caribou plan for their own community.